Is Dance unmanly?
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A crazy, cute, hyper kind of girl made me dance with her the other week at my local bar. I did the Robot. She called me Awesome.
Of course I was already awesome, but it's nice to have it affirmed by others once in a while. Especially cute drunk girls.
True story.
Of course I was already awesome, but it's nice to have it affirmed by others once in a while. Especially cute drunk girls.
True story.
Confidence is manly.
Dancing is neither.
I will go into further details. Dancing, either with a partner or freestyle can be a lot of things. It can be amazing, it can be boring, it can be girly, it can be manly. Dancing with a partner often means that the man leads while the woman is led. So there's a part for men and a part for women. Lots of dancing requires a lot of upper body strength which is also quite manly.
However my definitions might be skewed here, but rather than asking anything like this ever again. Ask yourself "Is confidence manly?" The answer wont ever change. It will always be "Fuck yeah!". Don't care about your peers, be confident.
Dancing is neither.
I will go into further details. Dancing, either with a partner or freestyle can be a lot of things. It can be amazing, it can be boring, it can be girly, it can be manly. Dancing with a partner often means that the man leads while the woman is led. So there's a part for men and a part for women. Lots of dancing requires a lot of upper body strength which is also quite manly.
However my definitions might be skewed here, but rather than asking anything like this ever again. Ask yourself "Is confidence manly?" The answer wont ever change. It will always be "Fuck yeah!". Don't care about your peers, be confident.
Dance is never unmanly. Stuff like West Side Story, Glee and dancing Russians prove that. Some Bushman tribes perform dances before war with the intent to call on animal spirits or similar to aid in battle.
Dance is never unmanly
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Dance is never unmanly
Captcha: thank you. Indeed, you're welcome.
I have some experience in the matter so I think I should say something.Gentleman Adventurer said:
I've been a dancer for 12 years now, tried many dance styles over the years but I'm mainly a street dancer.
Check me out (shameless self-promotion
I can tell you this much:
Women love this stuff.
You can really get some if you're a good dancer.
The things you hear about it being unmanly are mainly being said by the guys who couldn't get a girl in the club because there was someone there who could dance
Personally, I consider it rather unmanly. Then again I think the same of watching My Little Pony or dressing up as cutesy video-game animals to go for a picnic on someone's birthday...and I plan to do both those things before the week is up.
The bottom line is whether 'manliness' even matters to you. I'm personally sick of spending my waking hours worrying about whether strangers think I sharpen pencils with a sharpener or a carving knife.
The bottom line is whether 'manliness' even matters to you. I'm personally sick of spending my waking hours worrying about whether strangers think I sharpen pencils with a sharpener or a carving knife.
KICK MANLINESS TO THE CURB AND BREAK THROUGH THE HEAVENS WITH YOUR DANCE!
Wait...that came out wrong.
Doing what you want without caring what other people think is what's manly. And it's not as if dancing can't be manly itself. In pairs it's usually very manly and romantic. Maybe not "GGRRR, I EAT ROCKS" manly, but the manly women may actually give a crap about.
Wait...that came out wrong.
Doing what you want without caring what other people think is what's manly. And it's not as if dancing can't be manly itself. In pairs it's usually very manly and romantic. Maybe not "GGRRR, I EAT ROCKS" manly, but the manly women may actually give a crap about.
Dancing can be very manly
If it's a gentlemanly dance with a woman that is
None of this Justin Bieber pretending to be a woman dancing
Just dance like a man, not like a lady, and dancing is manly
If it's a gentlemanly dance with a woman that is
None of this Justin Bieber pretending to be a woman dancing
Just dance like a man, not like a lady, and dancing is manly
Where the hell do you live? A man that can dance is a man who gets women as women love to dance.
?Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art, like the universe itself. It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.? - C.S. Lewisviranimus said:
Your argument is a slippery slope my friend. If you dismiss dance on those grounds, you may find yourself dismissing music, games, films, sport etc. on the same logic.
Furthermore, I hate to argue against this point on its own terms by justifying it's utilitarian value. The initial argument misses the point in the first place and asks me to do something that I shouldn't have to. But here it goes...
Dance is a great form of exercise. Because its fun, its easier for people to incorporate it into their daily routines than, say, sweating it at the gym for a couple hours. Studies have also shown that dancing can reduce the incidence of dementia. Aside from that, dance is a social activity. I believe that in "utilitarian" terms, that gives it an advantage over solitary pursuits like gaming, because meeting people and having good friends is one of those uncontroversially good things in life. You are also bringing joy to others, which again is an advantage it has over solitary pursuits. If you are a professional dancer, you can make money from it.
OP, there is such a thing as manly dancing.... but Southern American dancing?
Nope.
>All Stars
>what seems to be K-pop
I seriously hope "DATS DA JOKE".
Real men finish their prey off quickly and humanely, and only kill for food.
Nope.
>skinny jeansTheKasp said:
>All Stars
>what seems to be K-pop
I seriously hope "DATS DA JOKE".
The guy who tortures an animal in public is the definition of a coward.Airsoftslayer93 said:
Real men finish their prey off quickly and humanely, and only kill for food.
It's called "duct tape" and you can't wax hair with it.Gearabelle said:
Women LOVE dancing. It is up there with cushions, clothes, colourful things and diamonds. Women will fall for men who can dance. Men who can dance WELL are highly desirable. Ergo, a man who can dance well will not want for female attention while the "unmanly" men who can't dance will only watch. I would say a man who can dance is therefore more manly, not less.Gentleman Adventurer said:
I wish I could dance :-\
As a female, I find a man who is willing to learn to dance (and men who CAN dance) incredibly sexy. Its also great for building muscle. I did modern jive dancing for a few years and the guys there were always swamped with girls wanting to dance with them... even the creepy guy... becuase it is nice watching the male body move like that. Go for it. Only pussy men who are worried about their masculinity because they are insecure think dancing is girly. Women find it awesome. Just don't wear tights...
Of course i agree with you, I'm a vegetarian myself. But I'm talking about the character that the dancer inhabits, Latin dance is just another form of acting.ElPatron said: